P Mitsuo Yoshikawa #34
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/20/2024
OA: 33 POT: 33
P MITSUO YOSHIKAWA #34 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 21 5-8 0 5.26 130.0 145 19 41 108 1.43 1.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 59 53 55
Movement 51 55 50 51
Control 65 67 65 63
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 56 56
Slider 54 54
Changeup 45 49
Forkball 50 50
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 66
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 61
Defense 48
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 19
Sacrifice Bunt: 64
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/14/2022 @ HOKK Loss, 5-6 4.2 2 1 1 1 3
09/27/2022 @ RAKU Win, 7-1 X 8.2 5 1 1 3 10 Win
09/21/2022 SB Loss, 4-6 X 5.2 7 4 4 3 7 Loss
09/15/2022 @ CHIB Win, 6-5 X 4.1 7 5 5 2 5
09/02/2022 @ CHIB Win, 5-2 X 8.0 5 2 2 3 7 Win
08/27/2022 @ HOKK Loss, 2-4 X 5.2 11 4 4 2 7 Loss
08/20/2022 CHIB Loss, 7-9 X 2.1 6 6 6 1 2
08/13/2022 RAKU Win, 5-3 X 7.0 7 3 3 2 3
08/04/2022 HOKK Win, 11-8 X 4.2 8 6 6 1 3
07/19/2022 CHIB Win, 4-2 X 8.0 5 2 2 1 7 Win
PERSONALITY
Mild-mannered on and off the field.
High: Loyalty, Greed
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:04/06/1988
Born in:Fukuoka, FUK
Nationality:Japanese
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, 56 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 56 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 21 5 8 0 5.26 130.0 145 80 76 19 41 108 1 4.8 0 9 42.9
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.22 10.04 7.48 2.84 4.29 1.43 98 1.2 .317        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 242 40 11 1 6 30 10 64 4 2 3 .165 .205 .293 .498      
vs. RHB 277 105 24 1 13 50 31 44 1 0 2 .379 .444 .614 1.057      
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 3 3 1 1 0 2.86 22.0 15 7 7 1 10 18  
July 3 3 1 2 0 4.71 21.0 19 12 11 3 7 13  
August 4 4 0 1 0 8.69 19.2 32 19 19 4 6 15  
September 4 4 2 1 0 4.05 26.2 24 12 12 0 11 29  
Spring Training 10 10 1 3 0 4.18 51.2 64 29 24 7 12 42  
Postseason 3 2 0 1 0 7.42 13.1 17 11 11 6 1 11  
2 Years Ago 21 21 5 8 0 5.26 130.0 145 80 76 19 41 108  
Career 194 158 64 62 0 3.80 1145.0 1154 547 484 92 386 883  
Home 6 6 1 1 0 6.06 35.2 39 24 24 5 10 28  
Road 8 8 3 4 0 4.19 53.2 51 26 25 3 24 47  
Turf 14 14 4 5 0 4.94 89.1 90 50 49 8 34 75  
Day 6 6 2 1 0 4.66 38.2 41 20 20 5 12 35  
Night 8 8 2 4 0 5.15 50.2 49 30 29 3 22 40  
As Starter 14 14 4 5 0 4.94 89.1 90 50 49 8 34 75  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 27 27 27 10 10 0 4.17 196.1 219 107 91 13 69 144 5 0 1.47 .334 3.66 3.0 91
2016 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 28 22 22 9 7 0 4.43 142.1 152 75 70 10 46 117 4 1 1.39 .322 3.74 2.2 89
2017 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 29 23 23 10 10 0 2.53 174.1 150 62 49 11 52 130 8 1 1.16 .269 3.49 3.0 149
2018 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 30 18 18 5 7 0 4.48 126.2 134 68 63 13 60 97 1 1 1.53 .318 4.70 0.3 86
2019 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 31 36 0 5 5 0 4.11 50.1 51 24 23 5 22 50 0 0 1.45 .333 3.84 0.1 92
2020 Orix - NPB 32 25 25 10 7 0 3.06 170.2 156 74 58 11 56 137 5 2 1.24 .287 3.25 3.1 118
2021 Orix - NPB 33 22 22 10 8 0 3.15 154.1 147 57 54 10 40 100 6 2 1.21 .282 3.25 3.6 128
2022 Orix - NPB 34 21 21 5 8 0 5.26 130.0 145 80 76 19 41 108 1 0 1.43 .317 4.29 1.2 84
Total NPB 194 158 64 62 0 3.80 1145.0 1154 547 484 92 386 883 30 7 1.34 .305 3.72 16.6 107
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2022 Orix - NPB 34 1 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0.64 .100 0.00 0.0 0
Total NPB 1 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0.64 .100 5.96 227.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 27 27 8 44 4 57 5 .912 196.1 2.38 +0.5 1.019
2016 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 22 22 2 21 3 26 3 .885 142.1 1.45 -1.0 .966
2017 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 23 23 7 23 1 30 0 1.000 174.1 1.55 +0.7 1.097
2018 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT P 18 18 7 15 1 25 3 .880 126.2 1.56 -1.7 .904
2019 Tohoku Rakuten - INT P 35 0 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 50.1 1.97 +0.6 1.177
2020 Orix - INT P 25 25 15 20 3 38 3 .921 170.2 1.85 -2.4 .948
2021 Orix - INT P 22 22 11 18 1 31 2 .935 154.1 1.69 -0.6 1.081
2022 Orix - INT P 21 21 10 16 0 28 2 .929 130.0 1.80 +0.0 1.072
TOTAL P 193 158 62 166 14 246 18 .927 1145.0 1.79 -4.0 1.018
PLAYER HISTORY
07/01/2015 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/10/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (49); Movement: 53 (54); Control: 60 (58).
04/23/2016 Injured (strained hamstring), out for 2-3 weeks.
08/03/2016 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11/18/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 49 (49); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 62 (59).
04/07/2017 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Orix Buffaloes with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/20/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/16/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $700,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (49); Movement: 53 (54); Control: 65 (62).
02/27/2018 Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/16/2018 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Saitama Seibu Lions with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/23/2018 Wins the NPB JPL Player of the Week Award.
11/16/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (48); Movement: 53 (54); Control: 64 (63).
01/25/2019 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $83,000 with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles organization.
11/12/2019 Became a free agent.
12/04/2019 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,830,000 with the Orix Buffaloes organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (55); Movement: 55 (57); Control: 66 (63).
06/01/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/10/2020 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/02/2020 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/14/2020 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/16/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/01/2020 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/27/2020 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (52); Movement: 55 (56); Control: 65 (63).
05/01/2021 Wins the NPB JPL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/19/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/10/2021 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chunichi Dragons with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/14/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/07/2021 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for one week.
09/02/2021 Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (52); Movement: 59 (60); Control: 66 (63).
11/18/2022 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 49 (50); Control: 63 (63).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2020 10 10
2021 10 8
Year L Rank
2015 10 9
2017 10 9
Year Win. % Rank
2020 .588 5
2021 .556 9
Year HRA Rank
2022 19 10
Year WP Rank
2015 14 1
2016 15 1
2017 17 3
2020 12 3
2022 9 8
Year ERA Rank
2017 2.53 3
2020 3.06 4
2021 3.15 5
Year BABIP Rank
2017 .269 2
2020 .287 4
Year WHIP Rank
2017 1.16 6
2020 1.24 9
2021 1.21 9
Year RA/9 Rank
2017 10.69 5
2020 11.44 7
2021 11.43 10
Year HR/9 Rank
2015 0.60 9
2017 0.57 6
2020 0.58 7
2021 0.58 2
Year H/9 Rank
2017 7.74 4
2020 8.23 6
Year BB/9 Rank
2017 2.68 9
2021 2.33 5
Year QS Rank
2015 17 9
2017 18 7
2021 14 10
Year QSP Rank
2015 .630 9
2017 .783 2
2021 .636 6
Year CG Rank
2015 5 5
2016 4 9
2017 8 3
2020 5 8
2021 6 4
Year CGP Rank
2015 .185 7
2017 .348 2
2020 .200 9
2021 .273 3
Year SHO Rank
2016 1 4
2017 1 6
2018 1 10
2020 2 3
2021 2 4
Year WAR Rank
2015 3.0 10
2017 3.0 7
2020 3.1 7
2021 3.6 6
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